they say blood is thicker than water
and that may be true
but many things
are thicker than blood

like the piece of glass I used
when my one and only mother
told me I didn’t deserve to be here

like the piece of glass I used
when my secret filled father
never called me
not once
to tell me he cared

like the piece of glass I used
when my family looked right through me
when my family screamed
"you’re worthless"
when my family wasn’t family
what the f*** is family
when my family wasn’t there

they say blood is thicker than water
and that may be true
now the blood is on the floor
no family
no more